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Program Sample Plan

Program name: Physics B.S. Phys.
Sub-plan: Computational
Sample Plan: Computational
Total Credits: 121.0
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Year 1 - Fall Semester: 16.0 cr
PHYS 1301W - Introductory Physics for Science and Engineering I : 4.0 cr : PHYS, WI
MATH 1271 - Calculus I : 4.0 cr : MATH
Freshman Composition :4.0 cr
LE (Biological Sciences) :4.0 cr
Year 1 - Spring Semester: 15.0 cr
PHYS 1302W - Introductory Physics for Science and Engineering II : 4.0 cr : PHYS, WI
MATH 1272 - Calculus II : 4.0 cr
CSCI 1113 - Introduction to C/C++ Programming for Scientists and Engineers : 4.0 cr
LE (Literature) :3.0 cr
Year 2 - Fall Semester: 16.0 cr
PHYS 2503 - Physics III: Intro to Waves, Optics, and Special Relativity : 4.0 cr
PHYS 2201 - Introductory Thermodynamics and Statistical Physics : 4.0 cr
CSCI 1913 - Introduction to Algorithms, Data Structures, and Program Development : 4.0 cr
MATH 2243 - Linear Algebra and Differential Equations : 4.0 cr
Year 2 - Spring Semester: 14.0 cr
PHYS 2601 - Quantum Physics : 4.0 cr
PHYS 2605 - Quantum Physics Laboratory : 3.0 cr
MATH 2263 - Multivariable Calculus : 4.0 cr
LE (Global Perspectives) :3.0 cr
Year 3 - Fall Semester: 15.0 cr
PHYS 4001 - Analytical Mechanics : 4.0 cr
PHYS 4051 - Methods of Experimental Physics I : 5.0 cr
LE (Writing Intensive - Upper Division) :3.0 cr
LE (Arts/Humanities) :3.0 cr
Year 3 - Spring Semester: 15.0 cr
PHYS 4002 - Electricity and Magnetism : 4.0 cr
PHYS 4052W - Methods of Experimental Physics II : 5.0 cr : WI
LE (Civic Life and Ethics) :3.0 cr
LE (Historical Perspectives, Technology and Society) :3.0 cr
Year 4 - Fall Semester: 15.0 cr
PHYS 4101 - Quantum Mechanics : 4.0 cr
PHYS 4201 - Statistical and Thermal Physics : 3.0 cr
AST 4001 - Astrophysics I : 4.0 cr
CSCI 3081W - Program Design and Development : 4.0 cr : WI
Year 4 - Spring Semester: 15.0 cr
Elective :2.0 cr
AEM 5253 - Computational Fluid Mechanics : 3.0 cr
CSCI 3081W - Program Design and Development : 4.0 cr : WI
PHYS 4121W - History of 20th-Century Physics : 3.0 cr : WI
LE (Diversity and Soc Justice US, Social Sciences) :3.0 cr